Sometimes life does unfortunately imitate art. In 1993, the movie “Groundhog Day” hit the big screen. The plot of the movie, starring Bill Murray, centered on Murray’s character being forced to live the same day over and over again until he managed to get it right. Four years later, Congress created a completely flawed formula […]
A path to better health and wellness can be as easy as putting one foot in front of the other. That is one of the ideas behind the innovative and creative “Walk with a Doc” program created by Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) member David Sabgir, MD, a Columbus cardiologist. The program encourages increased healthy […]
March 30 is recognized as National Doctors’ Day in the U.S. Several sources have the first observance dating back to the 1930s, but it wasn’t until years later that March 30 officially became National Doctors’ Day. In 1991, President George Bush signed a resolution proclaiming March 30 as National Doctors’ Day. He began his proclamation […]
In 1846, a small group of physicians formed the Ohio State Medical Society (later named the Ohio State Medical Association) in an effort to “foster legislation and activities which would safeguard the interests of the public against knavery and ignorance and elevate the standards of the medical profession.” Not too many years before this time, […]
